Sahwa, Rajasthan

Sahawa (or Sahwa) is a village in the Taranagar sub-district of Churu district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. This place is famous for an historical Gurudwara.[1]

Sahwa
Sahwa Sahib
village
Pools of still water and a domed white temple partly obscured by trees.
Sahawa's Gurudwara
Sahwa is located in Rajasthan
Sahwa
Sahwa
Location in Rajasthan, India
Sahwa is located in India
Sahwa
Sahwa
Sahwa (India)
Coordinates: 28°52′23″N 74°50′48″E
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictChuru
Languages
  LocalMajor Rajasthani-Bagri Minor Punjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeRJ-IN
Vehicle registrationRJ-10
ClimateArid (Köppen)

Transportation

The nearest railhead is at Nohar and Bhadra, and the closest airport is at Jaipur. Sahwa is well connected by state highway to Sirsa, Hanumangarh and Churu.[2]

Water supply

There is a water treatment plant at Sahwa, part of the Aapni-Yojna integrated water supply project serving northwestern Rajasthan. It supplies water to other cities near by it like Taranagar, Bhanin etc. It is one of largest water filtering plant in Rajasthan[3]

References

  1. "Village Code Directory: Rajasthan" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  2. "Sahawa in India". India9. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  3. "Draft report" (PDF). Aapni-Yojna. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2010.


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